Luca’s Inferno by Karima Sa’ad Usman

Chapter 1

 

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Emma. 

 

“Don’t forget about me, Emma,” Declan told me, and I woke up from my sleep again, panting. I had dreamt about Declan for three years. I kept a journal and wondered about the tricks my mind was playing. Was it real or a figment of my imagination? 

 

My real life was trash. Being from a low family in a pack was difficult because I had to be submissive every time. It was in my nature, and I hated it. Most of the time, I’d walk away from problems to avoid being rude or offensive. It wasn’t easy, but that was the card life dealt me. I had four loving brothers, a depressed mother and a father with a gambling problem. They all showed their love the best way they could, and I never asked for too much. Asking for too much would make me disappointed. 

 

Being a pretty woman, the eldest son of the beta family of our pack, Tomas Jefferson, took a liking to me. We had been dating for four years. I was hoping he would pop the questions soon, but I wasn’t going to hold my breath for it. A lot was in play where our relationship was concerned, and people often said he could do better. Tomas always shut them up by proving his undying love. I had often been tempted to compare him to mysterious Declan, but I knew that would be wrong. The man in my dreams was very unrealistic. 

 

friend, I had not discussed Declan with anyone, and I doubted I ever would. Living in fantasy was borderline

 

as usual. I reached for my phone to try Tomas’s line. I had been unable to reach him for two weeks, and now I was worried. What was he doing, and why was he avoiding me? The worst part was Heather said she had seen him around. Being from a low family herself, she did not dare to ask him why he was making himself scarce. I did not dare go to the beta’s house uninvited; I might be punished for it. Tomas has to take me there or invite

 

my surprise, he answered. I did not know how

 

and he answered me with his smooth, calm

 

are you alright?” he asked, and I sighed, relieved at

 

asked

 

anything else, he hung up. Before he hung up, I heard his friend’s voice in the

 

shower, I thought

 

take the step, and he always avoided answering the question altogether. I decided I needed to give him an ultimatum. We

 

because of this, claiming I am aiming higher than my status. Some even say I am trying to raise my family’s status by snagging a rich guy, but none of those things ever got to me. Tomas showed me that he genuinely loved me, and I knew I would

 

easily intimidated and highly submissive. My mother always told me there can’t be a leader without followers. One day they will come to understand our relevance. Cross-breeding between the

 

more relevant if they became influential and made a lot of money, but the higher families made this impossible for us by keeping the key positions

 

no poor high breed. They always had money or someone to lift

 

in that world, sadly making him an addict. He had gambled everything away. Our family used to have enough. We weren’t rich, but we were okay. My father gambled us into destitution, and I knew if there

 

want to move our relationship forward. I decided I was going to give him an ultimatum. If he wasn’t planning on marrying me, we might as well end it so I can move on with my life. I hoped that wouldn’t be the case

 

people like me for critical positions in their company. They claimed I would not

 

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